Entertainment & Arts
Forty-four years ago, prima ballerina Alicia Alonso staged “Coppelia” for the first time, and though her cast included such future stars of National Ballet of Cuba as Josefina Mendez, Mirta Pla and Loipa Araujo, they danced the ballet not in Havana but in Hollywood--at the Greek Theatre, produced by the late James A.
Oct. 22, 2001
Dancing to recorded music is almost always an unfortunate compromise, but on Saturday it led to disaster -- and triumph -- at the 19th International Havana Ballet Festival.
Nov. 2, 2004
Alicia Alonso’s detailed and technically refined staging for National Ballet of Cuba links the past to the future.
Feb. 9, 1999
California
Joseph Molina is slain while handing over money to robbers at a Whittier sandwich shop. His death is among several weekend killings.
Dec. 13, 2004
Shabby cloth backdrops, a patchwork of costume styles, over-amplified taped music, toe shoes on their last legs: These production values usually signal the arrival of an overambitious regional ballet company.
Nov. 17, 2003
Alicia Alonso’s festival draws dance lovers from around the globe.
Oct. 30, 2004
Los Angeles City Council District 2 100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%) Joel Wachs*: 10,745 (67%) John Spishak: 2,371 (15%) Kathy P.
April 15, 1999
Ten days in Cuba show how dancing that’s passionate can fuel a people’s spirit.
Nov. 14, 2004
TODAY Honoring a Russian master To open its five-performance engagement at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, American Ballet Theatre celebrates Tchaikovsky in a gala tonight that includes three works by George Balanchine -- “Theme and Variations,” “Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux” and “Ballet Imperial” -- along with the so-called “White Swan” and “Black Swan” duets from “Swan Lake.”
April 28, 2005
National Ballet of Cuba’s excerpts of the classics are infused with the spirit of founder Alicia Alonso’s 19th century style.
Oct. 20, 2001